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“The son of God chose Peter, who knew sin, rather than the beloved John, as the rock upon which to build His Church, that sinners and the weak might never have excuse to despair.”
― The Priest Is Not His Own
― The Priest Is Not His Own
“The man who says, ‘I am so stupid,’ instead of ‘Lord be merciful to me, I sinner,’ is still far from rebirth.”
― The Priest Is Not His Own
― The Priest Is Not His Own
“Repentance is not concerned with consequences. This is what distinguishes it from remorse, which is inspired principally by fear of unpleasant consequences”
― The Priest Is Not His Own
― The Priest Is Not His Own
“The fall of the priest is completed by these steps: neglect of prayer, withdrawal to a distance from the Eucharistic Lord, dedication to a comfortable existence, negligence concerning occasions of sin and, finally, the substitution of a creature for Christ.”
― The Priest Is Not His Own
― The Priest Is Not His Own
“Let us again refer to our Lord's words at the Last Supper; they must never be forgotten by the priest. ‘Abide in me … without me you can do nothing? That is the secret of how to pray; it is the secret of how to preach; it is the secret of how to be apostles; it is the secret of how to be saints.
And there is no other”
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And there is no other”
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Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
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